„Nothing has astonished me more (and I think my publishers) than the welcome given to The Lord of the Rings.“

— John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

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„Nothing has astonished me more (and I think my publishers) than the welcome given to The Lord of the Rings. But it is, of course, a constant source of consolation and pleasure to me. And, I may say, a piece of singular good fortune, much envied by some of my contemporaries. Wonderful people still buy the book, and to a man 'retired' that is both grateful and comforting.“
— John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
„Miss Morland, no one can think more highly of the understanding of women than I do. In my opinion, nature has given them so much, that they never find it necessary to use more than half.“
— Jane Austen
„Hamlet: Lady, shall I lie in your lap?Ophelia: No, my lord.Hamlet: DId you think I meant country matters?Ophelia: I think nothing, my lord.Hamlet: That's a fair thought to lie between maids' legs.Ophelia: What is, my lord?Hamlet: Nothing.“
— William Shakespeare
„The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.“
— Vincent Van Gogh
„Most everything you think you know about me is nothing more than memories.“
— Haruki Murakami
„I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me“
— Ali
„Oh! I want to put my arms around you, I ache to hold you close. Your ring is a great comfort. I look at it and think she does love me or I wouldn't be wearing it!“
— Eleanor Roosevelt
„I am not a very good man, Effie, but I think that I am a better one than you have given me credit for being.“
— Arthur Conan Doyle